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Trump administration moves to strip American Bar Association of law school oversight

On August 21–22, 2026, the Trump administration and U.S. Department of Education moved to end the American Bar Association's authority to accredit roughly 200 law schools. The action followed Republican criticism of the ABA's promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

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All for the crime of promoting diversity. Politico: Trump administration recommends stripping American Bar Association of law school oversight authority https://www. politico.com/news/2026/08/21/t rum

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All for the crime of promoting diversity. Politico: Trump administration recommends stripping American Bar Association of law school oversight authority https://www. politico.com/news/2026/08/21/t rump-administration-recommends-stripping-american-bar-association-of-law-school-oversight-authority-01045391 @ politico

Trump administration recommends stripping American Bar Association of law school oversight authority people saying this is revenge like youve never bothered to read up on how authoritarians operate li

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Trump administration recommends stripping American Bar Association of law school oversight authority people saying this is revenge like youve never bothered to read up on how authoritarians operate like all of this shit everything literally everything is some derivative already happened shit and you could read about it and learn how to respond but you think you fucking know everything and youre ce

Trump administration recommends stripping American Bar Association of law school oversight authority — POLITICO

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Kind of comical how on one hand we have attorneys like @marcelias.bsky.social fighting for democracy. Then we have all the other JD’s who are either cowards or whores to the regime If the ABA folds like their members We are all fucked in the era of the Roberts’ court apple.news/Akk3dSoWsTTm... The ABA, which accredits roughly 200 law schools, has come under GOP criticism over alleged promotion of

Trump Administration Looks to Block ABA’s Law School Oversight

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Trump Administration Looks to Block ABA’s Law School Oversight https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-administration-looks-to-block-abas-law-school-oversight The Education Department is taking steps to revoke the American Bar Association’s law school accreditation power after years of mounting tensions between the organization and the Trump administration.

Trump administration moves to end attorney group's law school oversight

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Trump administration moves to end ABA's law school oversight Revoking ABA's accreditor status would disrupt ​federal student loan access for some law schools & could make it harder for law students to take ​the bar exam & become licensed attorneys in different states. www.reuters.com/legal/govern... The U.S. Department of Education on Friday moved to strip the American Bar Association of ‌its long